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With deepening economic fears about China, multinational corporations and countries are having to respond to a new reality as a once sure bet becomes uncertain.
The S.&P. 500 and the Dow rose strongly and the Nasdaq turned positive for the year as better economic news buoyed trading.
Chicago. Sand dunes. A ferry crossing. A voyage reveals striking topography, time-worn communities and the reassuring permanence of an unchanging lake amid it all.
The deal would write off 20 percent of the country’s overseas obligations and go far to help avoid a drawn-out, Greek-style negotiation with large bondholders.
This Netflix series tells the story of the ruthless Medellín cartel, which ruled the international cocaine trade in the 1980s.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 26, 2015, covering August 27, 2015.
Luke Bryan
Dr. Dre
Various Artists
tobyMac
Taylor Swift
2015Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1939)[†]
Kazi Zafar Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party, who was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990.
2015Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (born 1961)[†]
Pascal Chaumeil was a French director and screenwriter. He started out as an assistant director in the 1980s, working with directors such as Pierre Tchernia and Luc Besson. He was nominated for two César Awards, both for the film Heartbreaker (2010). He died in 2015.
2015Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (born 1957)[†]
Darryl R. Dawkins was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was particularly known for his tenure with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. His nickname, "Chocolate Thunder", was bestowed upon him by Stevie Wonder. He was known for his powerful dunks, which led to the NBA adopting breakaway rims due to him shattering a backboard on two occasions in 1979.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]